Scone Spy: Our cafe critic reckons The Hill House is just Macknificent
I do love a good nosy around other peoples’ homes. You can tell a lot about someone from the décor they choose, the artwork on the walls and the knickknacks scattered about.
Food
Bake of the Week: Vegan Cranachan (serves four)
This recipe is from The Scottish Vegan Cookbook by Jackie Jones, Birlinn, £16.99.
Quick bites: How to make these delicious spiced peanut noodles
This recipe is from The 7-Day Basket by Ian Haste, Headline, £25.
Scone Spy: Raisin and orange Dee-light in Banchory gem of Raemoir Garden Centre
Scone Spy was on Aberdeenshire’s leafy Royal Deeside for this latest green-fingered outing.
Restaurant of the Week: Da Claudio, 388 Brandon St, Motherwell
Four generations are involved in Da Claudio, which was named after the original Tuscan owner, who opened the restaurant in 1991.
Bake of the Week: Chocolate biscuit cake (serves 8 to 10)
This delicious recipe is from Simply No Weigh by Di Weiss, published by Austin Macauley, £16.99.
Quick Bites: How to make this delicious gigantes plaki recipe
This recipe is from Dining at Dusk, Stevan Pal, Murdoch Books, £20.
Scone Spy: Edinburgh’s Bridgend Farmhouse Cafe is a leader in its field
There's a saying that nothing brings people together more than good food. And on my latest little jaunt, I begin to realise there could be some truth in that statement.
Bake of the Week: Spiced chocolate orange pot with whisky
Thanks to Jak O’Donnell and Old Pulteney whisky for this delicious recipe.
Scotland’s top 10 restaurants with rooms, as chosen by the Good Hotel Guide
With an impressive natural larder from which to draw inspiration, Scotland’s hotels and restaurants with rooms have a catalogue of awards amongst them, not to mention the high praise and repeat custom of many a guest.
Six By Nico’s latest menu inspired by our guilty pleasures
We all have guilty pleasures when it comes to food.